Category: Baseball
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Nick Pivetta’s .235 BABIP Suggests Likely 2026 Regression for Fantasy Managers
Nick Pivetta believers finally saw the long-anticipated breakout in 2025, as the often unpredictable right-hander delivered the type of season evaluators had projected for years. After changing coasts in free agency and landing with the San Diego Padres, Pivetta established career bests in wins, ERA, quality starts and strikeouts while also allowing the fewest home…
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Josh Naylor’s Tier 3 Fantasy Profile Carries Stolen-Base Regression Risk
Josh Naylor delivered one of the more unusual fantasy profiles in baseball last season, showcasing that stolen-base success is often driven more by instincts and timing than raw speed. The first baseman swiped 30 bags in 32 attempts despite ranking near the bottom of the sprint speed leaderboard, a dramatic jump for a player who…
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Geraldo Perdomo’s 100-RBI Season Cements Stable Fantasy Shortstop Status
Geraldo Perdomo emerged as one of the biggest surprises in baseball during 2025, finishing fifth in the majors in fWAR (FanGraphs’ Wins Above Replacement) behind Aaron Judge, Cal Raleigh, Bobby Witt Jr., and Shohei Ohtani. While Perdomo had previously shown flashes of solid play and even earned an All-Star nod in 2023, few inside or…
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Shea Langeliers’ Rare Power Profiles as Tier 3 Fantasy Baseball Draft Value
Shea Langeliers entered 2025 known primarily as a low-average, high-power catcher, but he showed meaningful growth at the plate with a .277/.325/.536 slash line across 123 games. A left oblique injury cost him some time in June, yet he still reached new career highs with 31 home runs and 7 stolen bases. Durability remains a…
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Tyler Soderstrom’s 2025 Breakout Could Outperform His 2026 Fantasy Draft Slot
Tyler Soderstrom continued his defensive nomad tour in 2025, logging most of his time in left field after primarily playing first base in 2024. Despite the shift, he will retain first-base eligibility for 2026 thanks to his 49 appearances at the position. The positional flexibility adds a layer of quiet value for fantasy managers evaluating…
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Tarik Skubal Leads Starting Pitching Tiers in 2026
Starting pitcher value in points leagues is driven first by innings volume, then by strikeout ability and efficiency. Arms that consistently work deep into games while limiting free passes tend to separate over the course of a full season. The tiers below reflect that priority, grouping pitchers by expected weekly impact rather than pure roto…
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Tyler Glasnow’s Shoulder Injuries Force Fantasy Managers to Fade Him as Volume Anchor
Tyler Glasnow remained highly effective during his second season with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2025, finishing with a 3.19 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, and 10.6 strikeouts per nine innings (K/9), but injuries once again limited his overall impact. The right-hander was restricted to just 18 regular-season starts after right shoulder inflammation in April sidelined him…
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Kyle Bradish Set for Tier 4 Fantasy Rank After Losing Opening Day Nod
Kyle Bradish returned with authority in late August following a year-plus recovery from Tommy John surgery with an internal brace, posting a 2.45 fielding independent pitching (FIP) across 32 innings. He struck out nine or more hitters in three of his six starts and logged at least five innings in four outings, finishing with a…
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Cade Smith’s 104 Strikeouts Make Him Elite Fantasy Option With Clase Sidelined
Cade Smith followed his breakout 2024 campaign with another dominant showing in 2025, even though his ERA rose by roughly a full run year over year. The surface regression did little to mask his impact in fantasy baseball points leagues. Smith was one of just five relievers to eclipse 100 strikeouts last season, finishing third…
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Jesús Luzardo’s 216 Strikeouts Could Make Him a Top SP2 for Phillies in 2026
Jesús Luzardo delivered a strong debut season in Philadelphia after being acquired from the Miami Marlins last winter, finishing with a 3.92 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, and a 216:57 strikeout-to-walk ratio (K/BB) across a career-high 183.2 innings. After left elbow and back issues limited him to just 12 starts in 2024, the left-hander returned fully healthy…